Updated January 19, 2024 by the ABC13 Data Team

ABC13’s data team is tracking crime and safety across Houston and in your neighborhood.
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Assaults
63,419

Last 12 months
Through January 18

Average Assaults
65,420

Yearly average
2019 to 2022

Assault Rate
2,754

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Assault Rate
2,841

Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2022


Assaults over the last 12 months are down 3.1% compared to the annual average over the last four years, according to the latest data available from the Houston Police Department.

The city averaged 1,220 assaults a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 1,182 a week.

A closer look at Houston assaults neighborhood by neighborhood

The danger is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC13’s data team looked at the Houston Police Department’s data by neighborhood from 2019 through January 18.

The map color-codes each neighborhood by the assault rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with assault rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of assaults.

Click on any neighborhood on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends. You can also search for a street name, place, landmark or zip code.